It usually happens to me when: 1. I am hungriest. I skipped breakfast that morning, it's well past lunch, I'm on my way to get something and-- whammo, breakdown. Also: 2. The cleaner and nicer the clothes I am wearing, the more likely it is my car will break down 3. The less money I have in my wallet, the more likely I will be called upon to pay for a tow 4. The car senses financial need. I just lost my job, it's tax time, and I have had a bunch of medical bills to pay. What's next? Car repairs, of course! 5. If you have left your jumper cables in your other car, guess which car will need a jump? All true, I swear. Brad Hogg wrote: > Usually, if your car is going to break down, it iwll do so at the point > either farthest from home or in the place that is the hardest to get > assistance or repairs. On my way home fro mwork today, just as I turned the > corner on my street, one of the heater hoses on my 90 Imperial, burst. It > just split about 2 inches long at the point where it comes from the > thermostat housing. I stopped the car and could smell coolant and I saw > dollar signs. I jumped out and opened the hood and saw coolant spewing out > of the split hose. >